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This year the Order of Preachers (Dominican Order) is celebrating the Jubilee Year of the 8th Centenary of the death of St Dominic de Guzman in 1221.   In this year that marks the eighth hundredth anniversary of St Dominic’s death, I…

  Elizabeth Hellwig OP, Dominican Archivist and Historian, was recently awarded a PhD for her dissertation: ‘Sisters in Service: Dominican Lay Sisters in Eastern Australia 1867-2017’. The work was completed part-time through the National Centre for Biography, Research School of Social…

U.N.'s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 The United Nations theme for the 2021 day against trafficking is "Victims' Voices Lead the Way," highlighting how survivors can provide the concrete information needed to understand how people are tricked…

On Monday 12th July at Henderson, Sisters Teresa and Jacqui celebrated their silver jubilee. Fr Kamoa, the celebrant, reflected on the canoe symbol the sisters had chosen. “I remember the sisters sailed in canoes from their home villages to come to…

    Sisters came together at the Dominican Mass Centre in Henderson to celebrate the first Profession of Sr Rebecca on Saturday 3 July. Sr Rebecca joined the Dominican sisters in 2018 after getting to know them in her home village of Wagina.       …

Eleven of our Sisters in the Solomons recently completed a unit of study in Sacraments of Initiation towards their Diploma in Pastoral Ministry in association with the Divine Word University, PNG.                    …

HEAL COUNTRY Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday 4 July 2021     An opportunity to acknowledge our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters. Let us pray for the needs of our world, especially the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples…

REFUGEE WEEK: 20-26 JUNE     The Refugee Council of Australia is encouraging the “Share a Meal, Share a Story” project. Cook and share a meal, using recipes brought to Australia by refugee communities, while learning about the people who created them. A resource kit…

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2021 27 May  -  3 June Reconciliation Australia's theme for 2021 More than a word. Reconciliation takes action. Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians - as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey…